Richard Hamilton scored 26 points, Rasheed Wallace added 23, and the Detroit Pistons beat the undermanned and overmatched Knicks 105-79 Thursday night for their sixth straight victory. They have dropped four in a row in a span of five nights.

Motown fans miffed by the NFL's choice of the Rolling Stones for Super Bowl halftime entertainment are getting at least some satisfaction: Stevie Wonder will perform during the pre-game show at Ford Field.

A Republican former state lawmaker claimed a seat in Congress on Tuesday by narrowly defeating an Iraq war veteran who drew national attention to the race with his military service and a series of harsh attacks on President Bush.

The City Council may be dancing to a brand-new beat come election time. Martha Reeves is circulating petitions to run for the Detroit City Council. "I've always been a good team player and I figure I'll be an asset on our city council in Detroit," she told WDIV-TV Friday.

Detroit is a town full of contradictions. The city is 80% black, the suburbs mostly white. The skeletal remains of downtown buildings are steps away from handsome new development and clever reuse. The Pistons play in the 'burbs, but people of all stripes converge on downtown when they win the NBA championship. We're a former murder capital full of individuals who make Detroit one of the most generous cities in the USA in supporting charity. There are stunning cultural institutions and residential areas here, along with neighborhoods of burned-out houses and nightly gunfire. Many are happy weekday workers, day trippers or game dayers from the attractive, prosperous suburbs. Others have dedicated their lives to bringing Detroit back to its former glory.